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Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels under KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana
Strengthening the traditional art of the country is the dream of PM Modi and everyone should contribute with their skill-sets to make India Aatmanirbhar- Shri Amit Shah
By connecting our artists brothers and sisters to technology, we can make their lives easier and also increase their production capacity - Union Home Minister
Proper marketing arrangements, including tie-up with the Railways, will be made for the potters’ community to sell their products - Shri Amit Shah
Seeking to empower and associate the marginalized potters’ community with India’s quest to become “Aatmanirbhar”, the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels to 100 trained artisans under the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission . Shri Amit Shah distributed the electric potter wheels in his Parliamentary constituency  via Video Conference from New Delhi.
Lauding the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana, the Home Minister said the initiative would go a long way in strengthening the marginalized potters’ community by incorporating technology to improve productivity while also reviving the traditional art of pottery. He also interacted with five potters who have been trained by KVIC in pottery making and provided with electric potter wheels and other equipment for their future endeavours.
“I am glad to see the change that has been ushered in the lives of our potters. Modi government at the Centre is always concerned for better livelihood of the Prajapati community. The distribution of electric chaak is a gift from our Prime Minister to the people of Gujarat. This will make their lives easierand also increase their production capacity” Shri Amit Shah said.
“Strengthening the traditional art of the country is the dream of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and everyone should contribute with their skill-sets to make India Aatmanirbhar. The Modi Government has already undertaken exemplary initiatives towards this end. The KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana is a significant step in this direction,” he added.
The Home Minister assured the potters that arrangements will be provided for selling of their products, including tie-up with the Railways and proper marketing channels. Shri Amit Shah appreciated the efforts of KVIC in providing sustainable employment opportunities to the weaker sections through its schemes. “Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana is one such step towards making the potters’ community “Aatmanirbhar”. I am hopeful that KVIC will continue to work for the benefit of marginalized sections,” he added.
In Gandhinagar district, KVIC has trained 100 potters from 14 villages and distributed 100 electric potter wheels and 10 blunger machines. The average income of potters under the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana has gone up from nearly Rs 3,000 per month to nearly Rs 12,000 per month.
Ministry of Finance
SPMCIL contributes Rs 1,98,67,680/- to AIIMS, New DELHI to fight COVID-19
The Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd.  under Corporate Social Responsibility  initiatives contributes Rs. 1,98,67,680/-  to AIIMS New Delhi for procurement of 45 Ventilators, a most needed equipment to Combat COVID-19.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Guidelines To Prevent Juvenile Crimes
The Juvenile Justice  Act, 2015  is the primary law for children in conflict with law and those in need of care and protection. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the centrally sponsored namely Child Protection Services  Scheme for rehabilitation of children in difficult circumstances including, orphan and destitute children. Under CPS scheme, financial assistance is provided to the State Governments/UT Governments for providing services which include institutional care, non-institutional care, support for capacity building, human resources etc. Grants are also provided for setting up and maintenance of various types of Child Care Institutions  including children homes, observation homes, special homes, place of safety, open shelters and Specialized Adoption Agencies. CCIs provide for age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. The execution of the scheme lies with the respective States/UTs.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been issuing advisories from time to time to States/UTs to deal with crimes against children, which are available at www.mha.gov.in.
It is stated that National Commission for Protection of Child Rights , an autonomous body under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, is entrusted with the mandate to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Various activities are taken up by the NCPCR along with State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights  through consultation, webinar, developing of creative material with reference to child rights, their wellbeing, nutrition etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of U.P. Minister Shri Vijay Kashyap
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Uttar Pradesh Minister, Shri Vijay Kashyap.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "भाजपा नेता और उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार में मंत्री विजय कश्यप जी के निधन से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। वे जमीन से जुड़े नेता थे और सदा जनहित के कार्यों में समर्पित रहे। शोक की इस घड़ी में उनके परिजनों और प्रशंसकों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं। ओम शांति!"
Prime Minister's Office
Dr. Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank calls on PM
Dr. Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank called on Prime MinisterNarendra Modi today. He was accompanied by the senior officials of the Bank.
The Prime Minister had met a high level delegation of the European Investment Bank a year ago at the EU-India summit and promised support for establishment of the bank’s regional office in Delhi. This office was inaugurated today.
In course of the conversation today the Prime Minister explained India’s policies in the areas of climate change and environmental sustainability. The European Investment Bank has lent over one billion Euros to India towards environmentally sustainable projects including the Lucknow Metro.
Dr. Hoyer appreciated India’s strong and proactive measures in the field of climate change, and expressed the bank’s continued support for India’s efforts in this direction.
Ministry of Rural Development
Prime Minister to interact with beneficiaries of government schemes on 31st May, 2022 at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Union Ministers and elected representatives to interact with beneficiaries under the Garib Kalyan Sammelan event in various districts across the country
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of about sixteen schemes and progammes spanning nine Ministries and Departments of the Government of India as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The national level event, named “Garib Kalyan Sammelan”, will be held at Shimla on 31st May, 2022 where the Prime Minister will directly interact with the beneficiaries from across the country through videoconferencing. Prime Minister will also release the 11th installment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi amounting to more than Rs.21,000 crore. Simultaneously, events will also be organized at State Capitals, District Headquarters and KVK Centres. Under this series of events, the scheme beneficiaries will interact with Chief Ministers, Central and State Ministers, Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly and other elected public representatives.
The number of beneficiaries of many of these schemes runs in crores and in several cases in tens of crores and address the most pressing problems of poorest segments of population, including housing, availability of potable water, food, health and nutrition, livelihood and financial inclusion etc. The interaction will explore the possibility of convergence and saturation of these schemes and give an opportunity to assess the citizens’ aspiration for India as it completes 100 years of independence in the year 2047. The Sammelan will be one of the largest ever single-event nationwide interaction spanning all districts, where Prime Minster will interact with beneficiaries about the impact that these schemes and programmes have had on their lives.
Under the two-stage programme, the State/District/KVK level function will start at 9.45 A.M. At about 11.00 A.M., these will get connected to the national level programme. The national event will be telecast live through Doordarshan in its national and regional channels. Provisions have also been made to webcast the national programme through MyGov for which people need to register themselves. It can also be viewed through other social media channels viz., YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
It is expected that this interaction will not only highlight people-centric approach of these schemes leading to ease of living of citizens but will also enlighten the Government on the aspirations of the people and ensure that no one is left behind in the nation’s march to progress.
Ministry of Communications
NDMA & C-DOT to conduct workshop on CAP based Integrated Public Alert System for Disaster Management & Preparedness
C-DOT , the premier R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications , Ministry of Communications, Government of India and  National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India are jointly conducting an All India Workshop centered on Common Alerting Protocol  based Integrated Alert System -सचेत here tomorrow I.e. on 31st August 2022.
The workshop aims to provide a platform to the concerned departments and various disaster management agencies across India to discuss their underlying issues and challenges and evolve the technology-based solutions to address these in an effective manner amid insightful discussions by a galaxy of experts and technologists.
Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS, Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs , Government of India will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest and Shri K. Rajaraman, IAS, Chairman, Digital Communication Commission and Secretary , Government of India will be the Guest of Honour.
Various eminent dignitaries and speakers from various Government departments including NDMA, DoT, Indian Railways, Indian Metrological Department , Central Water Commission , Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services , Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment , Forest Survey of India , Indian Space Research Organisation  and Disaster Management Authorities  of 36 States and Union Territories will be attending the workshop and deliberate on various contemporary themes related to Disaster Management and Preparedness.
About the Integrated Public Alert System-सचेत
Integrated Public Alert System-सचेत, an early warning platform based on ITU’s Common Alerting Protocol , has been developed by C-DOT for effective disaster management. The platform has been widely used by National and State Disaster Management authorities for dissemination of alerts, advisories and other useful information to the massses on all available media during emergencies like floods, cyclones and Covid pandemic. It provides a converged platform for dissemination of targeted alerts to people in vernacular languages through SMS. As a one-stop solution and a concrete step towards realizing Hon’ble Prime Minister’s 10 point Agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction, soon messages will be disseminated over all available communication media including, Cell Broadcast, Radio, TV, Siren, Social Media, Web Portal and Mobile Application.
The system is already operational in 34 States and UTs. More than 75 Crores SMSes have already been sent by the system during various disasters like Cyclones , Floods , Lightning , etc. The system has also been used to facilitate the pilgrims during Amarnath Ji Yatra.
Ministry of Defence
IAF Continues Its Support towards Fight against Coronavirus
Indian Air Force continues to provide full support in Nation's efforts to contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus and the management of COVID-19.
IAF has airlifted nearly 25 Tons of essential medical supplies in last three days from Delhi, Surat, Chandigarh to Manipur, Nagaland and the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh. The medical supplies include Personal Protective Equipment, Hand sanitizers, surgical gloves, thermal scanners and medical personnel. Regular airlift of COVID test samples from the Union Territory of Ladakh to Delhi is also being carried. Towards this, C-17, C-130, An-32. AVRO & Dornier aircraft of IAF are being tasked on as required basis and IAF is adequately geared up to meet all the emerging demands.
In addition, several quarantine facilities created at various IAF bases across the country, continue in a state of readiness. Medical care to Indian citizens evacuated from Iran and Malaysia is being provided at Air bases at Hindan and Tambaram respectively. COVID-19 testing laboratory at Command Hospital Air Force, Bengaluru is operational for testing.
Meanwhile, comprehensive measures have been taken to control the spread of the contagion at all bases of the IAF. Guidelines laid down by the Government of India are being strictly adhered to while ensuring that IAF assets and air bases are ready to support the National effort to fight Corona pandemic. IAF stations are also continuing to provide meals & support to all people from economically weaker section of the society residing in their neighborhood
UPSC
Recruitment Results finalized by UPSC in June, 2018
The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the month of June, 2018. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post.
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Ministry of Finance
FM holds Pre-Budget Consultation with Prominent Economists
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. NirmalaSitharaman held her 8th Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the leading Economists here today in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2020-21.
The main focus areas of the discussions included steps needed to achieve $5 trillion economy, job-oriented growth with focus on manufacturing and services, transparency of fiscal arithmetic, monetary transmission, Government’s fiscal prudence and fiscal stimulus, revival of NBFCs and inflation targeting among others.
Along with the Finance Minister, the said aforesaid meeting was attended by Shri Rajeev Kumar, Finance Secretary; Shri AtanuChakraborty, Secretary, DEA;Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary;Shri Tuhin Kant Pandey , Secretary , DIPAM ,Shri Pramod Chandra Mody, Chairman, CBDT; Dr K.V. Subramanian, CEA, and other senior officials of the Ministry of Finance.
The Economists were optimistic about the India growth story and put forward ways through which India can achieve the goal of $5 trillion economy. Among the key suggestions were to attractmore investment to support growth; streamlining policy matters and faster resolution of policy issues in all sectors;fiscal management; reforms in the power sector; focus on long-term reforms through structural reforms in simplification of GST and Direct Tax Code reforms; securing supply chains for economy; fiscal deficit; continuity in economic policy making; land and labour reforms; ways to enhance rural demand; improve oversight of financial markets; reforms in small savings rate; boosting agricultural exports;simplifying procedures to give financial savingsa shot in the arm.
The major participants in the aforesaid meeting included Shri Neelkanth Mishra, Credit Suisse; Shri Rathin Roy, Director, NIFP; Shri Sunil Jain, Managing Editor, Financial Express; Shri Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER; Shri ArvindVirmani, Economist; Shri Surjit S. Bhalla, Managing Director, OUS Investment; Shri AbheekBarua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank; Shri SoumyaKanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India; Shri Ajit Mishra, Director, Institute of Economic Growth; Shri AjitRanade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group; Shri PrasannaTantri, Assistant Professor , Indian School of Business; Shri Rahul Bajoria, Chief Economist, Barclays Investment Bank and Shri SuvodeepRakshit, Vice President, Kotak Securities Ltd.; Shri Sachin Chaturdvedi, Director General, RIS;among others.
Ministry of Culture
Scroll Painting on Heroic Valour of India’s Freedom Movement by Patuas of WB amongst others to grace Rajpath on Republic Day, 2022
Kolkata, January 15, 2022
He hails from a very unpromising village of Midnapore district of West Bengal. Yet, he has conquered the world by his immaculate art on scrolls depicting the valours of India’s freedom movement, particularly the heroes who fought for the country’s freedom. Bahadur Chitrakar, a resident of Naya Village of Pingla region of Midnapore in West Bengal has earned a reputation as a master trainer of Patachitra, an art traditionally used as a storytelling aid. Bahadur though specialises in traditional and Kalighat Patachitra styles, his other works of art include the valour of Netaji, Matangini Hazra and last but not the least Bharatmata in scroll. These paintings of storytelling have already earned recognition from several quarters.
The scroll painting on the valour of Indian revolutionaries for India’s freedom by Bahadur and many of his Patua brothers from West Bengal, like Manoranjan Chitrakar, Chandni Chitrakar, Mohiuddin Chitrakar, Qurban Chitrakar, Sabina Chitrakar, Malay Chitrakar, Samir Chitrakar will be showcased at Rajpath, New Delhi during Republic Day celebration, this year.
Earlier the Chitrakars would revolve around stories borrowed from mythological texts but now several artists of the community take inspiration from politics, social issues, international events, etc. This experimentation is not just limited to the themes but also extends to the medium used for showcasing their work. Wood, textile, terracotta are some of the mediums apart from handmade paper on which the art is now practised.
Patua art or Pata chitra may not be as popular as several other forms of folk art but with its bold colours and interesting themes it has earned applause from not only the country but abroad also.
Bahadur has already established a museum at his own residence at Naya, to preserve the heritage of Pata so as to make the people of the country aware of this traditional art form and also to help the research workers on the same from the globe praise such a noble attempt.
It is also to be mentioned that Bahadur Chitrakar and many other Patuas of West Bengal participated in ‘Kala Kumbh-Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the artists’ workshop on painting scrolls measuring approximately 750 metres, representing the tales of valour of unsung heroes of India’s freedom movement organised in association with Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Defence in Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh recently.
Ministry of Defence
Zoji la Pass opens for civilian traffic after a disruption of 79 days, as against average closure of 150 days
Zoji la Pass has been opened for Civilian Traffic on March 25, 2022 the first civilian convoy comprising 560 vehicles carrying fresh supplies, medicines and other essential items and passenger vehicles crossed over to Ladakh from Sonamarg.
Border Roads Organisation  established the unprecedented breakthrough on the gateway connect between Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir on 19 Mar 2022 when the first Trial Convoy was flagged off by DGBR, Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry from Zoji la to Ladakh. Notably for the first time in over six decades the Zoji la Pass, on NH-1 faced a closure for only 73 days, as against an average of 150 days. Known as the “Mountain Pass of Blizzards”, Zoji la is located in Drass, Ladakh at an altitude above 11,650 ft and historically remains closed for the major part of the winter season. This year BRO kept it open till 04 Jan 22, a first ever accomplishment in the recorded history.
Various precautionary measures were put in place by BRO before the road was declared open for traffic. Since the road stretch has a large number of avalanche prone locations dedicated teams comprising lookout men along with heavy duty equipment have been prepositioned astride identified avalanche and accidents sites. Another set of teams is employed on the road stretch to carry out road maintenance to ensure uninterrupted trafficability in the coming days while small teams continue to clear and widen the road stretch to facilitate movement of heavy duty vehicles.
BRO made necessary coordination and liaison with the local Civil Administration and Traffic Police who provided manpower and essential resources for safe passage of vehicles and teams and equipment for recovery operations required on the road, also provisions were made at various places on the road catering medical emergencies and a Medical camp was also setup at Matayen, Drass for emergency medical response.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates the Netherlands Prime Minister H. E. Mark Rutte for fourth term in office
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, H. E. Mark Rutte for fourth term in office.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Congratulations to my dear friend Prime Minister @markrutte and best wishes for a successful fourth term in office. Confident that we will together advance the wide-ranging partnership between India and the Netherlands to new heights."
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari meets Automobile Manufacturers, emphasizes on quick roll out of Flex Fuel Vehicles
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari met a delegation of CEOs from Society of India Automobile Manufacturers  comprising of Private, Commercial and Two-Wheeler Automobile Manufacturers .
The delegation presented an update of the Auto Industry’s status and requested for Deferment of emission-based regulations such as BS-6 phase 2, CAFÈ Phase 2 among others such as OBD regulations for Two-Wheelers. Shri Gadkari emphasized on the need for a quick roll-out of Flex-Fuel Vehicles  capable of running on 100% ethanol and gasoline into the Indian auto market within a year’s time, vis-à-vis successful available technologies in Brazil and USA .
The Minister congratulated the OEMs performing well on the front of vehicle-engineering and has appealed all Private Vehicle Manufacturers to compulsorily provide a minimum of 6 Airbags across all variants and segments of the vehicle, in the interest of passenger safety.
The requests of SIAM are currently under consideration and a follow-up meeting may be organised within a fortnight.